Just in time for Halloween, AbeBooks has released their list of the Scariest Characters in Literature. Big Brother from George Orwell's 1984 tops the list. For other Halloween reading suggestions, take a look at these book lists compiled by the Logan Library.

The Everton Genealogy collection recently launched a blog, Everton Genealogy Collection News. Visit the blog to keep up with the latest news and announcements relevant to the Everton Collection and genealogy research in general. The Everton Collection includes an estimated 80,000 books, periodicals, CD-Roms, microforms, atlases, maps and more. These materials contain genealogies and local histories from every state in the United States.